The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Foreign Relations of the United States : 1918
The Conclusion of the Peace of Brest Litovsk
The Minister in Sweden, (Morris) to the Secretary of State

File No. 763.72119/1505

The Minister in Sweden, (Morris) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

STOCKHOLM, March 25, 1918.

[Received 9 p. m.]

1762. Swedish press reports from Berlin:

In consequence of Ambassador Francis's declaration concerning his attitude as circulated by Petrograd's telegram bureau regarding ratification Russo-German peace,(1) the German Government has sent Russian Government the following wireless:

Imperial German Government confident Russian Government will give reply in accordance with peace treaty concluded between Russia-Central powers to this declaration which constitutes public invitation to resume war against Germany.

MORRIS

(1) Post, p. 440. Back